Mnriler of C. 11. Thomson.
The ciicunistancos of tho murder of this cs
timublo Citnen, In tlio Court-House ot Mount
Sterling, Ey., are thus relnted by a carreipr-n-loot
of the Lxingrton lY.quirer:
I witnP3Hd to-day tl. tnoM tragic soono ever
rnacteJ in a Court-Ifouse, in iho murderof your
'iptinyuished townsman, Clifton Ji. Thomson,
hy Henry Dmiel. A suit had born brought by
Th rnson against Dinicl at tho hat of March
term. Daniel procured a continuance f the
catnn by a verbal statement until tin Sep
toniber term. At tho September term hewn
again not resdy but was compelled to give a
written affidavit, setting forth the ground upon
which ho wished tj pet a continmneo. The
case was continued. To-dny the case was rill
ed, and ho catne forwsrd with another affidavit
fir another continuance. This so provoked
Thomson that he requested hiscounccl to permit
Lim to answer the affidavit, which contained
much low end personal abuse of himself. In
his answer Mr. Thomson was remarl:nb!y oortr.
ous and dignified, until ho came to the tinmen
tletnnnly slang about his having swindled his
sister, (Daniel's wife,) This Thompson pro
nounced low and contemptibla slander. Daniel
told him not to repeat that again, lie repeated
it. D.i nil I drew a pistol, took deliberate aim
nnJ shot him through the heurt before any one
could interpose. As soon as he hod fired he
nvle a percipitate retreat, thinking, doubtless,
that Thomson would pursue him! Dot nl.is!
l is spirit had taken it flight; he stood motion
less tor s; moment, then walked a step or two,
fell on his knees, and tumbled over, a lifeless
corpse ! Oli ! 'twas a (lurid spectacle to see the
pHed orator, who but a motnei:t before hat held
the Court, ihe bar.the jury nnd the popo'iico en
hanced in mute astonishment with Ins power
ful but indignant eloquence, converted, in a mo
ment's time, into a pallid corpse! He Lved a-
bout tivoatu a half minutes smd not a word, i
'utter' d not a groan or nuirmer. Ilia brother!
William was present, and I neversaws ru.iii so j
deeply affected The Court immediately order
ed the Sheriff to imprison D.iuiel, or I think the
excited populace would have lynched him on
the spot. The Court adjourned inimedutcly af
ter the occurrence.
Revolting Allru)( nt Mnriltr,
The Auburn Journal furnishes the particular.
of an extraordinary attempt, by a man of the
nanio of Lorenzo Patrick, to makj way with his
wife, with whom, it is said, he never previously
exchanged a single cross word- He went In his
well, and while he was theie called to his w ife
to help him in getting a hen oof, which hes-tid
bad fallen in. While she was leaning over the
curb he cajght her by the feet and plunged her
over, head first, into the well, which is about
2-) feet deep, the water coming up within some
1 feet of the platform. She retained her hold
of the ropa for its whole length, and finally suc
ceeded in climbing up, got out of the water
with her feel upon the stone, and screamed for
help.
' f he monster then got a light, the one which
they had having been put nut when she went
into the well, and next took a board and under
took loj ini her down into the water. S:.e said,
'Lnrenz , lor God' sake don't murder me !' and
he replied,'! won't.' he then got over into the
eurb and let himself down so as to put Ids feet
on her legs, and tried to push her feet fnmi the
stone on which they were placed. Now she
clenched fast hold of his pantaloons, and by his
help raised herself so that she pot hold of the
eurb. At this same time he got out of tho well,
and taking his knife, cut nfTthe rope, which he
supposed fbe was still holding on, as he says he
rever saw her enrnu cut of the well. After rhe
pot out she ran to the nearest neighbor' and
javo the alarm.
"Mrs. Patrick is a woman of delicate health ;
they have been matried about 5 years j are not
far from 29 and 30 years of age ; have two chil
dren, the youngest about 0 months old ; and
they hava always borne good character!.
Patrick was arrested, but made his escape
on Sunday night following, and is yet at large.
From every attending circumstance, it appears
to be one o! the most deliberate, cold-bhxidi'd
transactions of which we have ever heard. For
tsome weeks before he hud been very busy in
collecting debts, but has scarcely been known
to piy a farthing on n:iy bill presented.
No rioubl is felt thut the foul deed attempted
lias been long premeditated."
A Doo is tub Pci.rii. A few Sundays since,
at the Oth St. church, in Cincinnati, the ,.iinistrr
not having arrived early in the desk, a hu'edog
ran up theaiUe, ascended the pulpit and put bis
paws upon the bible. The expression of his
countenance and the movement of his tail were so
ludicrous, that most of the congregation were o
bliged to leave the church. The dog having no
thing particular to say walked out as he came in.
Tbe minister shortly after arrived, and discover
ing the marks of a dog's paw upon the bible be
trayed so much astonishment, that the congrega.
tion again laughed. Alter a wbila the service
went on as usual.
Embalms. 1 he body of a sailor, who hud
been buried liny-four years in guano, on Posses
sion Island, coast of Afiica, was dug up latt Jan
uary, and looked us natural although it had been
interred or.ly a fortnight. With the exception of
splendid tomb, the poor sailor was at thorough
)j embalmed as old Cheops of Fgj pt.
How to Catch 7?adbit.-Wo lately read
in the London Garrfiucr't Chronicle, a curious
way of catching rabbits. Takes large crabor
lobtitrr, and stick a candle about an inch long on
hi bick, light it, and then put him to the hole,
f vcr the mouth of which spread a net. He will
not eranl far before the rabbit get frightened,
runs eu, and is ceught in th net.
'?! i r- "
THE AMERICAN.
Siiturdiii, tVarrh S9, 1845.
1. . r.n..Jinii, ;., ut his ite ii f:-
tatf aivl ' Oir.ee, .V. 59 nine Strtel, I'M
Unlet fihla, in authmiztd in art eit ,1fcnt, at ft
retel,tl lor all inanim due this ofIff f for tub
tcripllon or advert Ikltif.
.Ihn of hit Office Vt. 100 .MuraaM tftreeU
C7 We ore indebted to Edward Y. Bright,
Esq , of the Home of Representatives, for the
Report of the Revenue Commissioners, and also
a bill introduced by him. entitled, an act to re
duce the expenses ofgovernmenf.
C7 Apjocevmest The Legislature has a
greed toadjourn on the 15th of April.
G3" Corocoh Election. The following offi
cers were elected nt the election held on the 2 1st
inst.
Justices George Weiser, Christ ir.n Bower.
Constable Samuel Thompson.
Jidok John Snyder.
Inspfctors Henry V. Simpson, Gco.Mantz.
Sruooi. Dinr.ciOBS Hon. Geo. C. Welker,
Dr. D. T. Trites.
Ovckskkrs of The Poon Thos. A. Billing
ton, Henry Ilaupt.
AeniToRs Lewis Dewart, Edward Gobin,
Frederick Lazarus.
Assessor John Colsher.
(cr Imtoh tamt Impkovfmint rnn Piiila
nt i.MUA. The Kepoit ol Kuiiber Cluwcr, Ivq.
of the Survey ot t'le Shamok in, Miihoney niul
Schuylkill Hail Koutl, Will he fumd on ourfirft
payp. Wi' trust that all those interested, (arid
the number is large.) will carefully perusp it,
and n fleet on its vast importance. To the Read
ing Rail Road Company, and to the Schuylkill
Xavijntion Company, it will be of the lit tttoc-l
importance. Hy this road, and this alone, ran
thegreat trade of the valleys ot the North and
West branchesof the Ssusqnelianna b-s tapped.
By tbe completion of this improvement, Phila
delphia can command and lio'd the key of near
ly all this vast trade. The Grain, Lumber, I
ron and 15. luminous Coal of these vallejs, would
all be diverted to Philadelphia, not only as the
nearest, but also as the cheapest and most spee
dy route. Fir instance, a bout loaded with
sixty Ions at this place, cannot make a trip to
Philadelphia, with a return cari.ii, hy way of
iho Tide Wiiler canal, short of twenty days.
The price ot freight on nierchind se from Phi
lidelphii to Silnbury, is penerally 7 50 per
Ion. The price of freight on the rail road to
Poitsville is 3 50 per ton, and odd 2 00 to
Sunhiiry, j;isl half the distance, we have So 50
as tl.c pr.ee nf freight from Philadi Ip'uia to thin
place by rail road, or a sai iotfof one huodred
and twenty dollnrson ix'y ton of nieichanilise.
Resides, n trip by the nil road foin and co
ming, can be made in three days instead ot
twenty, which is tho overage time now requited
by the Tide Water canal. There are a large
number of timber rafts now lying in the river
opposite th't place, in consequence of the low
wulcr. This pluce, how ever, can at all times
be reached with a slight freshet in the river.
We bhall say more on the subject hereafter.
es'" Jerrrr.soN Collfoe This institution
had upwards of 400 students at its last session. A
large number graduated at the late commence
ment. And amongst the number we obseived the
name of Percival Holtenstein, of Union county.
Iron in England, has advanced about $15
per ton within the last six months, and is still
advancirg. on account ofthe increased demand for
European rail roads. The repeal of the tariff
hre, would l ave advanced it still higher, and
made the prices greater than it can be manufac
tured for in this country.
ZJ Cotton has taken a rise in England. The
British Pui liamcnl has also abolished the duty on
cotton. I bis has given gieat satisfaction to the
planters.
ET" Marquis of Westminster, who lately died
in England, had an income of a million and a
half of dollars per annum
Cr Miuionisr Episcopal Coxfehfm e
The lidhiwing are the appointments for the
Nortliiuiibt i land district :
K. Dnsoii, i. E. SniiLij-y, John W. Ilougha
w out ; Danville, Jus E lug, LYiijiniiiii F. Urook
It .iw.ck, John Bowtii, Win. F. Puitz, Tlio
iiius Boui-n, sup; Uloomingdale, Hubert Beers,
CniiibruIgH (irulium ; Luzerne, S. L. M. Don
aer, Allied Wil. s; ft irihumb rlund, B. 11.
Creever, N. 8. Buckingham ; Milton, A. Bnl
lain, E. F. Buscy j V. illiamspoit, Mayberry
Gobceii j Lycoming, Jo. A. Km, J. W. El
o'l ; J. rsi y Shore, Tbonna Tunnry hill, J. W.
Tongue ; !.,,ck Haten, Philip B Ruse; Belle
fonte. Henry G. Dill. J. J. Pearce ; Clearfield,
F.lina Wi lly, T. Barnhari ; Penn'n Valley,
Wni It. Mill. Samuel (j. Hate, transferred to
the Philadelphia Conference.
The next Aunuil Conference will be held
in Baltimore City Station, on the llth of March,
16-10. The Fust Day lor this year, set a
part by the Conference, is Friday, the 4th ol
Siptembe r.
D5 Township Ei.kci ions. The following is
a correct list of tho Justices of the Peace and
Constables, elected at the late township elections,
which we publish for the information of our
readers.
St'OBcav Borough.
Justices Gcotge Weiser, Christian Bower.
Constable Samuel Thompson.
NoRnil'BBERLAMO BoROOOM.
Justice Abraham DiefTeiibacher.
Constable Win. Elliot.
Poim.
Justices John Paul. J. W. Stamm.
Constable Samuel Thatcher.
AuaiTA.
Justices John Yordy, Frederick Haas,
Constable Jacob R. Clark.
Coal.
Justices Richard Yaruell, Casper Sholl.
Constable Franklin A. Clark.
Milton.
Justices James Tharp, Jacob Wceland.
Constable James Covert.
Shamokin.
Justices David Mattz, John Huff.
Constable Samuel Hales.
Lower Maiionov.
Justices Michael Linker, Peter Cixler.
Constable Joseph Eingaman.
LnTLR Maiionot.
Justices John Fogcly, J. H. Krebs.
Constable Samuel S. Wagner.
Chill. sqcaqck.
Justices Thoirias Pardoe, John Voiis.
Constable Win. E. Irvine.
Urrr.R Maiionov.
Justices John Malich, Peter Montelius.
Constable Jacob HofTa.
Risn.
Justice James F.ckman.
Constable Win. Johnson
Tubbct.
Justices None eleited.
Constable Edward Eiscnbrown.
DtUWAKE.
Justice John Vincent.
Constable Samuel Guffy.
Jaci'.so.h.
Justice!! Geoige Reed. Pnniel Hilbish.
Constable George II. Troutman.
Lewis.
Justice James D. Parr.
Constable Isaac Reader.
QJ Elcctio-i or Ckn. Camkiion. In look
ing over our exchange papers, (and the list is not j
a small one.! we find but five democratic lour- I
nals dissatisfied with the reult ofthe election of
Gen. Cameron to the I,". S. Senate, whose great
est sin is. that he permitted himself to be elec
ted to that highly responsible and honorable sta
tion, without first consulting ' King Caucus"' and
the wire workers thereof. We have Fa d that
only four were dissatisfied. Even two of thes'
speak highly of Gen. Cameron, as a gentleman
and a consistent democrat, but regret that the
'ancient usages of the party have been viola
ted," a usage which, if it bad not been ol late
years frequently checked, would have foisted up
on the party some of the worst and most ineffi
cient mm we have in our ranks. It was only in
IS!.', that this same king caucus was checkma
ted, in tbe elect ion of Job Mann as State Treasu
rer, ovr r Wm. B Anderson. And so well satis
fied were the two subsequent legislatures, ofthe
immense superiority of .Mr. Mann, in point of ta
lent and capacity, over his compet tor, that 'h"y
would not permit him to decline a re-election,
and actually forced him to remain in office against
his own inclination. Mr. Buchanan himslf. if
we mistake not, in his first election, forgot to o
bey the high brhests of king cancuv and was elec
ted to a station which he to ably filled, without
consulting the self constituted sovereigns there
of. Tut this caucus system has accomplished
irM't glorious resnl's, truly. It succeeded in e
lecting to the U. S Senate, the late Samuel Me
Kcan, and more recently, Pr. Sturgeon ; while
on the other hand, the anti caucus democrats
have given us only Jami s Buchanan and Gen. Ca
meron. The truth is, the "old Hunkers" may as well
bang iheir harps upon the willows. They have
already nearly destroyed the democratic party.
In the recent contest they have been routed,
horse, foot and riracoons. The "Young Perno
cracy" ill take care to keep them in proper
subjection hereafter.
C7" The llarrisburg correspondent of the
Wilkrsbarre Faimer. in alluding to the Senators
who voted for Gen. Cameron, with all the virtu
ous indignation of Bombastes himself, after call
ing them rascals and sundry ether ugly names,
says: 'Tn writing their names I will rut a
glove on my hand, that it may not be polluted in
recording such a mass of infamy." We regret
that friend Collins, whose seme of propriety
would prevent him induging in such lowscnrility.
should permit his columns to be polluted by the
ia iii of such a blackguard.
It eppears by the following extract from
one of the city papeis, that Mr. Thomas Post ley,
of Shamrkin notoriety, has got himself into a
"tight place" at last. Mr. Postly does not have
much niche ri guid for law and lawyers in New
York, than he bad while residing at Shamokin,
in this county :
"Atikmmld Assassination. A man named
I'ostlcy, was arrested on Tuesday night at New
York, charged with piocuring a person to assas
sinate Mr. llackett, a young lawyer of that city.
Mr. Postley is the son in law of Mr. Contoit,
well known as the owner of the New York Gar
den. He has an unmarried daughter to whom
Mr. llackett is reported to be attentive. This
was not agreeable to Mr. Postley, who, as they
ay, procured a man to assassinate him. An un
successful attempt was made on Saturday last
A bench warrant was issued, under which Post
ley was arrested, and admitted to bail in the sum
of 5,C"0 dollars "
K7 Nkws from Texas The bill of annexa
tion as it passed the House, anil Mr. Denton's
Senate bill, is warrr.ly discussed in the Texan pa
pers. Several of the leading Journals are very
indignant at the idea of Texas accepting the terms
offered. Neither of the bills, separately consi
dered, were deemed satisfactory. Whether they
will beany better satisfied, when they hear of
the passage of the two bills united, time alone
will sVnw. They do not like the idea ol merg
ing their national existence, giving up all their
revenues of wealth, and paying their own debts.
These we presume, however, are only the opin
ions of political leaders. The people, it is said,
are anxious for annexation upon almost any
terms. The following is from the Galveston
Weekly News, a paper favorable to annexation :
"The Pnosrrn , We have alnady furnished
ineontestible evidence, that the British policy in
opposition to Annexation has so far succeeded,
that her Britannic Majesty's Minister has ob
tained the pledge of President Houston, to use
his best endeavors to defeat that meaiiire.
We are told that upon condition of our renoun
cing the American Union forever, the monarchi
cal powers of Europe will then teinnnate our
formidable war with Mexico, 'forthwith and
compulsively.' The tame friendly promise has
been made, from time to time, for the last seven
or eight ycais, and its repetition just at this par
ticular crisis, w hen the speedy success of annex
ation is beyond all reasonable doubt, is exceed
ingly well timed in ordt-r to create a reaction in
the public feeling of this country. We are not
told whether this friendly mediation is nsrain to
be attended by another 'Armistice' as a neressa- j
ry preliminary step, to be afterwards 'improved i
into one of more convenient duration ' We are !
assured, however, that 'France and Kngland will !
nptnly suhmit In fie eo'isnltratinn tif our r.tvern- j
inrnt and pnif l-, inducements for u to remain in- i
dependent.' Such information as this in usually i
! cr.r.fnied to the chief agents of government as a J
matter of state secrecy, and is rarely furnished j
i to the public jniirmils except for the purpose ol
i political inlluence and foreign counteract ion.
j This announcement is made in the positive and
I unqualified terms of a n goeiator, who has parti
i cipated in all the cabinet secrets and iuti igues
ol both hemispheres
The public need not be surprised should the
singular manifesto prove to be the harbinger of
paity organiration, and of great exertions in this
country, to counteract the labors of our friends
in the United Mates and to defeat this great mea-
Sl,r' llere. '"' 'l " triumphed there. -We
shall
CT7PAn rY Nmks -Thre is a contest through
out the Union, between what is called the "old
Hunkers" and the ' young democracy." By the
term "old hunkers," is meant th" old wire work
ers and office holders ofthe r.irty, who of late
j ears seemed to think, that offices were only in
tended for them, and that they alone w ere inten
ded for rdfice. The "young democracy" are all
those, young and old, w ho are opposed to corrnp
lions of the kind, and w ho are determined that
theptople, not the office hunters, shall rule.
Fur the American
Tliondih on having Suiibury.
Farewell ! That wont, in sadness, now, I breathe,
To scenes familiar, anil to fiiends sincere,
Yet mem'ry oil, her magic hues will wreathe,
And picture spots, beloved, and faces clear.
Magnificently beautiful art thou!
'1 hy misty mountains, and thy valleys mild,
Thy broad expanse of waters, glancing now
In living light, or darkly roaring wild
On such rich scenes, imagination dw, lis
With fond delight, and vividly recalls
Those heights majestic, and those gentle swells,
Those lone retreats, and miirnf ring waterfalls.
Yet Nature, in her loveliness, is cold,
Unhallow'd by the ties which sweetly hind
The kindred hearts, that deep communion hold,
And the bright glance that mingles mind with
mind.
Such was thy charm ! thou loveliest spot of earth,
In thy soft vale the itrager found a hnmr ;
And loving hearts, and souls of highest woith.
Whose converse sweet, forbade the wish to
roam.
But 0.r is not ; A dreary void is there.
A gem too pure for earth is gone on high,
Whose light, benign, blest all within its sphere,
And glitters now, in realms beyond the sky.
And oft as Mem'ry saddens at the thought,
That those sweet hours can return no more,
That all things here, with death and change are
fraught,
That one bright spirit's earthly race is o'er,
To you, my Triends! my heart still fonder elincs,
And strives in words, its treauies to untold.
Teeble essay ! The soul's best offerings,
Are fell in hidden sympathies, nut told.
C.n HAKINE.
WiJIiamsport, March S2J.
Tna LT. S. SrA ir. befoie its adjournment for
got to make choice of a Presidentro tempore.
according tocustcm, so that it the President and
Vice President should die before the next niert
irig of Congress, there w ould be no one to take
charge ol the government.
Removed. The Surveyor of the Tort of Balti
more, after sending a host of petitions to be re
tained in office, sent President Polk a present of a
handsome horse, but the horse w as immediately
returned with an order for the removal of tho
surveyor.
Maibimo.iy vs. Chime In examining the sta
tistics of the different prisons, wt cannot fail to
be struck with the vast disproportion between
the married and unmarried inmates. In one of
our Western penitentiaries there are 130 prison
eis ; of these 10 are married, 101 are unmarned,
and -13 w idows and widowers. Such facts may
well excite a feeling of alarm for our bachelor
friends
Correspondence of the Phil. Ledger.
IlARRisBiito, March 34th.
House In tbe House, the appropriation Bill
passed final reading to-day, and was sent to the
Senate for concurrence. The only amendment
mad to it, of any importance, was in relation to
payment of the August interest. It was offered
by Mr. Bayard of the city, and authorizes, (in
case the fund of the Treasury should not be sulfi.
cient at that time to pay the whole amount of in
terest due,) the payment of sums under SOT
in full ; and directs the State Treasurer to ap
portion the deficiency amonst the larger claim
ants, in whose favor he is to draw cheeks on the
Bank of Pennsylvania, in sums not exceeding
$200 each, payable at any convenient time to be
fixed by him not exceeding four months from
the 1st ol August ; which said checks are to be
given to the larger claimants, in part payment of
their interest. For the payment of which checks
at maturity the said Treasurer is required to
make arrangements.
The bill from the Senate, authorizing suits to
be instituted by the Attorney General, in Dan-
phin county, against public defaulters, wasdeba -
' ,
teJ some time, after which the same was commit -
. , , ,. .
ted to the Judiciary Committee.
' . , , ,.
The bill to pay the troops passed final reading
, . .
this morruiiL'.
, ,
Sknatk was engaged all day in tue eonsidera-
'
tion of private Bills.
Both branches of the Legislature agreed to-day.
to adjourn tint die on the 10th of April next, at
five o'clock P M
Mar.-h a.'th, 12 J o'clock.
The House, as is the order, has been engaged
upon private bills, in Committee of the whole,
all the morning.
In the Senate Mr. Crabb read, in place, a bill
to revive a certain act to encourage agricultural
societies in Philadi Iphia and Allegheny counties,
which was taken up and pussed
Mr. Kline read, in place, a supplement to the
chait.-r of the Union Railroad and Mining Com- !
pany, relating to the laying of a second rail track, j
Mr. Ever read in place a bill to compel the
Tide Water Canal Company to take the notes of
that Coiporation in part for tolls.
W Aiiiiviios, March 2 I !
Ciiitknicx : There aie but few office-seekers
left. Tii-re were but 32 to-day at Coleman's,
and about 10 at Tyler Xc Hindi's V. S. Hotel.
The Hon Robeit Rantoul was to-day appoin
ted U. S. District Attorney for Massachusetts, i
and the late Gov. Morion Collector of the Port
of Boston.
Rumor this evening says that Mr Elmore, of ' the Secretary was t u-y. but would soon he (lis
South Carolina, was appointed to-day, Minister ! engaged, un'il the anle-ro.nii should be filled,
to the Coin t of St. James I nnd then to let him know the fnct, which he nc-
P S. The appointment of the Minister to j cordingly done. Mr. Bancroft thereupon in
the Court of St. James was not made to-day, it ; Mend of seiidiiifT f,r tho npp'icants to come into
now lies between Elmore and Woodbury, proba
bly the former.
Mr. Skinner, the third Assistant Postmaster
General, will be removed on the fu st of April,
and Dr. Miller the second Assistant Postmaster
General, will be appointed in his place.
Gen. Van Ness, the Collector of the Port of
New York, leaves day nft-r to-nionow perfectly
sanguine of remaining in olliee.
Const ri c riVK Tn wri.i.im;. A Washington j "d follow their own proper pursuits, callm?
lett.-r says, before the adjournment ofthe extra i "d profession, thank their stars that they had
session of the P. S. Senat.'. it was decided that ! something belter to do than to fill poor clerk
Senators were entitled to milrnsr for the extra j 'hips ! This is the best advise thit could he
scion, althouuh not one of them had left the pre- j given them. A in in, if he lias any enterprise
cints of Washington. The travelling is all cov- ! or industry, had better seek to secure himself
ttru.-Hie, and thus without paying out a cent or ! in nome permanent business than run the risk
moving from their places, the Senators w ill each ; and uncertainties attending holding public of
poeket for travelling a compensation of about ' fiees.
700 on an average, amounting in the aggregate j
to some 35,0n0 or S 10.000.
MtRiit.K The Centre Democrat snys. a quar
ry of marble found on the farm of If. Humes &
Sor. is pronounced by a sru'ptor w ho hasexami- ; ist. nce ot slavery I bis is an important i.eci
ncd it, superior to any hitherto found in the Uni- sion. and we arc gratified to learn, says the Re
ted States, and scarcely equalled by that of Italy. ! publican, that it was made after due deliberation,
One ofthe varieties is of the statuary species ne- nnd in the true spirit of christian conciliation
ver before discovered on this side of the Atlantic, ! The Baptist denomination is at present in greater
white as the "driven snow," and susceptibleof a ''-"'S" ofd.visou on the question of slavery.
polish beatiful beyond description. Another j -
quarry ha been opened on the farm of Mr. Geoige ( M.uiNrnc Ikon Ore. The magnetic iron ore
Graham; thus, almost within gun-shot of Belle- lately discovered on the land of Mr. Kinsey in
fonte, marble has been found in three different ' Alsace township, pioves to be of excellent quail
places. ' ty. We have been shown a number of horse
.shoe nails manufactured in a common black-
A VALrAUi.e Book. The Journal of Com- ! m;t,'4 fP, from th" raw material. Several spe.
merce says a wealthy gentleman calie.l upon cj,llt.4 have been analyzed and found to contain
Bishop Onderdonk on Friday, and on taking : jm.lvpr cent of pure metal. A number of hands
j leave, made him the present ol a book. On ta-
! kirgoffthe wrapper and opening to the title page,
there was a S100 bank not ; on turning over j ,-(ir t ia, As is faiJ ,(, bp o(" primitive forma
a leaf there was a another ; a third leaf and there , t loM nn , fin)nil ;n al;J,, (1,Kllltl!ie, we may tO0n
was a third bill ; over the fourth leaf a fourth . h ( ar of ,U,meiies being erected in the neigbor
bill, and over the fifth leaf a tilth bill, until it iooJ AW(,, Cut.
seemed as though the book was u volume of bun- .
dred dollar bills Few persons, Bishops or o- i
therwise, would object to leading such a book Pfstii. c nvr. E,KE.-The County Court House
- ., i and Town Hall, at Cailisle, in this State, as we
frequently.
- learn by a slip from the Herald office, were en-
Flood ami Drkamil I tn v. tion A letter J tirely destioyed hy fire a few days since. The
from Macao, published in the foreign papers, ; fire apparatus of that place being in the basement
gives an account ofthe overflowing of rivers in , ol the Town Hall, were burnt, or so disabled as
the north of China, before which the European in- 1 "s'',""i in a.vmg the progress ofthe
mutations that have been recorded dining thes fian.os, and the vin.t Homing fresh, the fate of
last few years shrink into relative insignificance. ! 'he Borough was for a time in imminent peril.
On the shores of the Yellow Sea the phenomena j The loss sustained is estimated at not less than
took tho character of a second deluge. Whole ; 40,000. The principal portion ofthe public re
provinces, with populations respectively larger rds vere saved The fire was the woik of an
than some ofthe second class kingdoms of Eu- j incendiary fAi'n. Ledger
rope, were almost entirely submerged. The re- I
treat of the water left corpses in thousands. J Rcforvai iox in Germany. Rouge, the Cath-
Touching episodes are given as pictures ef this
awful calamity. On the river lange-lse were
found large floating casks, which, when exami
ned, were discovered to contain the bodies of
young children, whose mother, when all hope for
themselves was gone, had committed them to
these floating arks, as a last slender chance of
salvation. Upwards of seventeen millions of hu
man beings, escaped from the inundation, have
poured themselves over the adjacent provinces,
beggarded of all things and crying for bread.
Haiennlon of the Iron Work.
The Montour Iron Company, at this place,
have just completed a large foundry, adjoining
the twin Furnaces, arranged for making heavy
castings.
The same firm, (Murdock, Leavitt tc Co.) have
resolved to erect another furnaee this season
Heretofore we have called the twin stacks
"Mammoth Furnaces," but the new furnace is to
be of a capacity equal to both the old ones, to
stand in the same range, and like the Rolling
mill now nearly completed, is to "go ahead" of
anything of the kind in this country. The way
rail road and other iron, will be turned out to
market from this place, in a few months, will be
highly interesting 1o the People, net only of this
State, but of the whole Union.
The new furnace is to be 1-1 feet in the boshes,
and 10 feet across the tunnel head. A cast iron
plate was made yesterday at the new foundry,
i for the new furnace, with metal run direct from
j OIle 0f the old furnaces, which is 20 feet inches
j square, 2j inches thick, with a 15 foot circular
hole in the centre, and weighs 8 tons.
i ,, , . c i i .i
i Messrs. Haywood Snyder are enlarging the
1 , . ..' . r . .' , .. . . , .
i business at their foundry here, and it will be but
. . ' .
1 a short time till we shall have Steam Engines,
i , T ,
; und Locomotives manufactured at Danville, e.
I , , , , ,
', weil, and rlienprr, than thy can now be manu-
, , . , -. ,. . , c. ,
.factored, in any city in tin: I mted Mates,
(
! Thore ' " prt"ct "emund swell- of improve-
mP"' on 1"r" at ,I,is ti,r'c-anJ we ,,,"lt
' J','ar ' at ,ml"' when the Philadelphia, Read
ing, and Pottsville Rail Road will reach the bus-
queliantia.
Then we will have the Tide Water
and Pennsylvania Improvements, South and
Wrst. the Rail Road to the Eat. and the comple
tion ofthe North Branch Canal will open the
market for lion and Coal to the North West.
Transposition from and to this point can ihen
be carried on with the greatest facility and here
the raw material is cheap and inexhaustible.
Ihinvilr InteWgeHt'T if the 21 March.
(rllliiR Kid nflliF Olilcc-Se krrs.
A jrno'1 story of Mr. Rancmfi's manner of
trotting rid (.f i tlice-applicaiits is told. He did
imt inter upon the duties of his Department
until a day or tvo after the other Secreta-
hid "sit in" C;ii Sf qnrntly he was cor
rect in his conjecture that he would be over
run with the horde of applicant whom the
lends ot the other Department hid turned oil.
It is sai I tint he lo'd his messenger to tell eicli
applicant as he came into the ante-roo.il that
his room, one by noe, repiired himself to the
nnte-ro.iin, snd informed the crowd altogether
i that he could do nothing in the way of mnking
i removals and npn-iintrnents that it was a very
! delicate bn-i 'C?s 'hat politics constituted an
exeeedinely unpleasant and unnrotiiable pur
j uit nnd he would most affectionntelv beg
. leave to j.'vi-n nii of his Democratic friend
, thre assembled to go to their respective homes.
Goon N'kwv The Methodist Episcopal Con
ference in session at Baltimore has come to the
decision not to separate the church into a North
ern and Southern division, on account of the ex-
have been employed and are busily engaged in
( raising t)0 ore which is otl'ered to our iron men
olic priest who remonstrated against the pilgrim-
ages to Treves to see the holy vestment, has been
excommunicated by his ecclesiastical superiors
But those Catholics who agree with him are a
bout to break offall connection with tke Church
of Rome, and to form themselves into a separate
community, opposed to that church on all th
points on which Protestants are opposed to it.
in Prussia and Northern and Central Germany,
the opinions of Ronge are supported and opposed
i with eual violence Sorth American.